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Leukemia Treatment Cures Patient's HIV

Stem cell transplant has unintended, astounding side effect

(Newser) - In another potentially big break in the treatment of AIDS, scientists believe that an HIV-positive man has been cured by a stem cell transplant, the Huffington Post reports. Timothy Ray Brown, often referred to as the "Berlin Patient," underwent both stem-cell therapy alongside conventional chemotherapy for leukemia—not...

In AIDS Battle, US Victims Take Back Seat

Time to wake up to needs of at-risk Americans

(Newser) - This year has seen big advancements in the battle against AIDS, and the US has made “great progress” fighting the disease abroad, as George W. Bush noted in a World AIDS Day op-ed . But “why aren’t we more committed to end AIDS at home?” asks Cornelius Baker...

Bush: AIDS Fight in Africa Is American Way
 Bush: 
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Dec 1, 2010 10:46 AM CST

Bush: AIDS Fight in Africa Is American Way

We've taken big strides, but the fight's not over

(Newser) - When George W. Bush became president, “much of sub-Saharan Africa was on the verge of catastrophe” thanks to the HIV epidemic. So America took action, and now millions are on AIDS medication. The relief effort served US interests in helping to stabilize a region on the brink; but what’...

AIDS Activists Heckle Obama at Rally

He tells them to take their beef to 'the other side'

(Newser) - Hecklers interrupted President Obama's latest stump speech in Bridgeport, Conn., for three to four minutes, chanting slogans and complaining that he was not doing enough to address the global AIDS epidemic. Obama seemed irritated by the protesters' antics, telling them, "You've been appearing at every rally we've been doing....

Report: 1 in 22 Black Americans Will Get HIV

Risk is 8 times higher than for whites

(Newser) - Health officials estimate that 1 in 22 black Americans will be diagnosed with the AIDS virus in their lifetime—more than twice the risk for Hispanics and eight times that of whites. The CDC report released yesterday says the lifetime risk is 1 in 52 for Hispanics and 1 in...

Porn Star Tests Positive for HIV

Adult entertainment industry reels after hearing the news

(Newser) - Two of the porn industry's biggest companies have stopped production following the news that an actor has tested positive for HIV. Yesterday's revelation sent the industry—which eschews the use of condoms on porn sets—into a tizzy, as it attempts to track down the people who may have worked...

Roberto Alomar Exposed Me to HIV, Too: Wife

Maripily Rivera Alomar defended him against similar allegations last year

(Newser) - First his girlfriend accused Roberto Alomar of exposing her to HIV; now his wife is making the same claim. In her divorce papers, Maripily Rivera Alomar accuses the former baseball star of “intentionally, with corrupt intent” concealing his HIV diagnosis from her in order to have unprotected sex, the...

Five Americans Arrested in Zimbabwe

AIDS workers, possibly doctors, accused of practicing without licenses

(Newser) - Five Americans who worked with AIDS orphans and patients in Zimbabwe have been arrested in the southern African country and accused of operating without proper medical licenses, their lawyer said today. Attorney Jonathan Samukange identified one as Gloria Cox Crowell, who is chairwoman of an AIDS program run by the...

AIDS Activists Hammer Larry Flynt Over Unsafe Porn

Group demands Flynt's stars start using condoms

(Newser) - Activists demanding that porn industry actors use condoms have targeted the world's most famous pornographer. The AIDS Health Foundation has filed a workplace safety complaint against Flynt, accusing him of endangering his performers, AP reports. Protesters gathered outside the Beverly Hills headquarters of Flynt's company and delivered 100 porn DVDs...

HIV+ Singer Convicted for Unprotected Sex

Gets 2-year suspended sentence, community service

(Newser) - Having unprotected sex isn't usually the best idea. Having unprotected sex when you know you're HIV-positive is downright criminal, as onetime pop starlet Nadja Benaissa found today when a German court convicted her of grievous bodily harm for failing to disclose her condition to three partners—one of whom contracted...

Vaginal Gel Slashes AIDS Risk
 Vaginal Gel Slashes AIDS Risk 
Jul 19, 2010 6:54 PM CDT

Vaginal Gel Slashes AIDS Risk

Approach gives women some control over HIV prevention

(Newser) - A new gel drastically lowers the risk that female users will contract HIV and herpes during vaginal sex, marking a breakthrough in AIDS prevention second in significance only to an effective vaccine. "This is a potential game changer," an expert not involved in the research tells the Wall ...

US May Allow Gay Men to Donate Blood Again

1985 ban out of date, advocates argue

(Newser) - A quarter-century after the US started barring gay men from donating blood, Department of Health and Human Services experts are deciding whether to lift the lifetime ban, HealthDay News reports. The policy was instituted in 1985, as public consciousness of HIV/AIDS grew. "There was good reason for it, based...

Circumcision Prevents Sex-Related Injuries
 Circumcision Prevents 
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Jun 7, 2010 1:25 PM CDT

Circumcision Prevents Sex-Related Injuries

Lowered risk of minor cuts may protect against HIV/AIDS

(Newser) - Circumcised men's penises sustain fewer cuts, abrasions, and other minor sex-related injuries during intercourse, a new study finds—which could explain why circumcised men are less likely to get HIV during unprotected sex than uncircumcised men. Researchers analyzed data from an HIV study in Africa that followed 2,800 men,...

Smallpox Vaccine Slows HIV
 Smallpox Vaccine Slows HIV 
May 19, 2010 2:29 PM CDT

Smallpox Vaccine Slows HIV

Study raises hope for a new tool against pandemic

(Newser) - People exposed with the smallpox vaccine may gain a measure of protection against the HIV virus. Researchers from George Washington University exposed white blood cells taken from vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals and exposed them to HIV. In the smallpox-vaccinated cells, HIV replicated itself significantly slower than in those from non-vaccinated...

Elton John to Ryan White: 'I Miss You So Very Much'

Singers pens posthumous letter to AIDS victim

(Newser) - Elton John addresses a posthumous letter to AIDS victim Ryan White in Sunday's Washington Post , a tribute to "the friend who changed my life as well as the lives of millions living with HIV" on the 20th anniversary of his death. "A young boy with a terrible disease,...

Lady Gaga Tells Fans to Skip Sex

She tells fans to use condoms...or just be celibate

(Newser) - Looks like abstinence advocates have an unlikely bedfellow: Lady Gaga is urging her fans to use condoms or—"and I can’t believe I’m saying this—don’t have sex." The pop star, who the Daily Mail notes is working with Cyndi Lauper to raise money for...

South Africa Seeks a Billion Condoms for World Cup

Authorities fear major spike in HIV/AIDS

(Newser) - Britain has pledged to supply 42 million condoms in response to South Africa's hunt for a massive billion condoms to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS during this summer's World Cup. Authorities fear a spike in visitor sex and some 40,000 prostitutes expected to travel to Johannesburg to...

HIV Hides in Bone Marrow: Researchers

Finding may pave way for new AIDS treatments

(Newser) - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease. Finding that hideout is a first step, but years of research lie ahead. Dr. Kathleen Collins...

Dem Senators: Lift Ban on Gay Blood Donors

John Kerry leads group urging FDA to end 'discriminatory' policy

(Newser) - John Kerry and 17 other Senate Democrats are calling on the FDA to end the 27-year-old ban on blood donations by gay men. The policy barring any man who has had sex with another man since 1977 dates to the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. It “was once considered...

AIDS Top Killer of Women Worldwide: UN

Women bear larger burden from HIV

(Newser) - HIV/AIDS is the top cause of death and disease among women and girls, says the UNAids program, which yesterday launched a 5-year plan to tackle the problems that put women especially at risk from the disease. Part of the problem is that up to 70% of women worldwide have been...

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